We made it to Florida! The 9th and final state on our journey across the USA. True to it’s word, it is SUNNY. It’s like we’re on holiday! Pensacola, FL, USA

As we travel eastwards the beaches are getting whiter and whiter. The roads along the coast are quite simply stunning. Pensacola Beach, FL, USA

Taking a breather on the beach. Reece and I decided to timetrial a 30km section of stunning coastal road. Pensacola Beach, FL, USA

What a road. And what a tailwind. Pensacola Beach, FL, USA

Some of the “Campgrounds” here in the south are charging exorbitant prices. They’re all RV parks for people living in mobile homes who come to the south coast over the winter. In the end it was cheaper to get a little log cabin. Cosy night. Navarre, FL, USA

Not a bad place to wakeup. This is a stunning part of the world. Gulf Coast, Navarre, FL, USA

The journalist back in Snyder posted us a copy of our front page feature in the local paper. We’re famous!

We managed to Couch Surf with a great guy called Nick, in Tallahassee where we’d got tickets to see a football game. They take it SERIOUSLY around here. After 5 hours of tailgating (partying) we just about made it to the game with 82,000 other people. Not bad attendance for a university game! What a mental experience. Tallahassee, FL, USA

Beautiful hunting ranch in the countryside. Near Perry, FL, USA

Game hunting is a big thing all over the south. These ranches are enormous, with plenty of deer and other game running about. Near Perry, FL, USA

Quiet, still and peaceful camping. The way it should be. Fanning Springs, FL, USA

Woke up to see the most enormous bird perched above the tent, keeping watch. Fanning Springs, FL, USA

There’s so much wildlife around here, and plenty of crawlers. Fanning Springs, FL, USA

We met Tom and Cheryl in Seagrass Bar and they kindly offered to take us out in their boat the following morning to swim with manatees. What an unforgettable experience. We ended up staying at their place for the night. Thanks again! Homosassa, FL, USA

Hard to get a photo of a Manatee when they’re submerged all the time except for the occasional breath, but they’re the grey lumpy things in the water. They came right up and bumped into us as we swam around them. What a day. Homosassa, FL, USA

This whole region is teeming with wildlife. Turtles and cormorants. Homosassa, FL, USA

You don’t want to get too close to these bills. They make an intimidating clunk as they clash them together. Homosasse, FL, USA

Reece and I met an awesome group of NYPD (police) and NYFD (firemen) lads cycling down to the Florida Keys. They fuelled us up with PB&J (peanut butter and jelly) sandwiches and we raced away down to Tampa. Tampa, FL, USA